resolvent

[ri-zol-vuh nt]

adjective

resolving; causing solution; solvent.

noun

something resolvent.
Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.

Origin of resolvent

1670–80; < Latin resolvent- (stem of resolvēns), present participle of resolvere to resolve; see -ent

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Examples from the Web for resolvent

Historical Examples of resolvent

As a resolvent friction to indolent tumours and indurations.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
Said to be suppurative, resolvent, cooling, and desiccative.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
It has also some reputation as an alterative and resolvent, and as an anodyne.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3
Various
Alterative and discutient; used to disperse indolent tumours and swellings, and as a resolvent in enlarged joints, &c.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Hops may be used topically as a fomentation or a poultice, as a resolvent or discutient in painful swellings and tumours.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for resolvent

resolvent

adjective

serving to dissolve or separate something into its elements; resolving

noun

something that resolves; solvent
a drug or agent able to reduce swelling or inflammation

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resolvent in Medicine

resolvent

[rĭ-zŏl′vənt]

adj.

Causing or able to cause separation into constituents; solvent.

A resolvent substance, especially a medicine that reduces inflammation or swelling.